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  • GiRa26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Bengals
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CIN)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (CIN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CIN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ATL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CAR)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Mayer
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Bengals lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Bengals reached some 125 spots for Collin Oliver, and value like that does not grow back. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

The Brown steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Adding Michael Mayer by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Hit on Tetairoa McMillan and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 17 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They paid sticker price for Walter Nolen in the 21st pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 99 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They will replay Donovan Jackson at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Upton Stout
A real head-scratcher, Upton Stout in slot 144 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in pick 154 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 171st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
This one needs a full-page explanation: Collin Oliver in slot 195, miles early. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick214 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Phil Mafah in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Logan Brown
You do not let an offensive lineman like Logan Brown reach Round 6, Pick 40 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A premium they did not need to pay, Cody Lindenberg a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.